U.S.: IAEA report shows Iran still refusing to meet nuke obligations

is in your head QOM is a holy city, the nuclear plant is miles from it Iran has already admitted they're doing nuclear work there Meanwhile, IAEA suspects that there are more such plants being concealed

Today's news Iran is again suspected of having additional nuclear sites that she hasn't declared to the IAEA If we go with past experience, they're doing it again

Qom turned out to be a hole in the ground, empty with some grandiose plans. But just a hole in the ground nonetheless. Are there more empty holes in the ground? Probably. Are there grandiose plans for those empty holes? Maybe for a few. What might be the purpose of all the other empty holes in the ground? Maybe some will be bomb shelters. Or aren't those allowed either?

That is a problem Gary. Unlike Iran there is one nation in the region which has a highly concentrated nuclear weapons production complex which would be susceptible to not only a single nuclear weapon but even a single conventional strike.

The reasons that Light Water Reactors are not adequate for production of weapons grade Uranium is that there is far too much Pu-240 produced. Pu-240 has a very high neutron flux from spontaneous fission, and thus it causes weapons to fissile due to pre-detonation. Thae high decay rate of Pu-240 also causes problems with heat deterioration of explosives and other components. It is possible to make a 'reactor grade' Plutonium bomb, but not practical. The USA has tested such.

"I dunno if you`ve looked at a map lately, but 1 nuke would wipe almost the whole of Israel off the map. Only 1." - Eric Nope. A typical first generation fission bomb will yield between 10 and 50 Kilotons, even a hydrogen bomb small enough for Iran's MRBM to reach Israel with would be unlikely to exceed 100 Kt. For an example let's assume a weapon like the Minuteman IIIs W-78 of 350 Kt. This weapon would at optimum burst heigh cause sever burns of unprotected skin out to 7.5 km, serious blast destruction out to 5.1 km, extreme blast damage and near-total casualties out to 1.9 km and 500 rem ionizing radiation to 2.6 km It would take more than one such weapon to destroy Israel.

The Left continues with their dishonesty in claiming a double standard. Israel is not a signatory and thus has no obligations to the IAEA. The Moslem country Iran is a signatory and received assistance due to their being a signatory. Thus they are in violation of what they signed to.

Israel has never signed the NPT and is not bound by it's provisions. Iran DID sign the NPT and has been caught violating it's provisions. The 'double standard' you speak of is caused by the separate actions of each nation and not any bias on the part of the IAEA or any nation which has signed the NPT and wishes it enforced.

North Korea simply does not have the production capability to make enough Plutonium to sell. I could give you a rule of thumb to estimate the Plutonium potential of a small Magnox reactor (grams per Megawatt, per day) but it would be censored for some silly reason. A 40 megawatt (thermal) reactor such as used by North Korea is not a production workhorse and can produce only one or two bomb cores per year.

Because Israel has never threatened to use them to destroy anyone. They are for defensive purposes only! They could blow all those countries off the map but do they? NO, because they are civilized and are not what you make them to be. This whole conflict would be well over if Israel were as terrible as you make them to be. Wake up!

Prior to installing equipment to enrich uranium, Iran was not required to report the construction of QOM to anyone at the IAEA or those in the west who continue to threaten its sovereignty. Besides, the fact that Iran must purchase uranium enriched to even 20% for its medical reactor proves that it cannot process uranium to the much higher level needed for a bomb anyway, so who cares if it is trying to protect itself from western aggression by keeping the construction of the underground bunker secret until they convert it into a facility to enrich uranium should Israel choose to start a war with Iran.

israel has had nukes and been responsible with them for 50 yrs. I dont think if the situation were reversed that the arabs would have been the same...you are a loon...and your short sighted thinking is the kind that will lead all nations into economic depression and misery...why you continue to stand up for jihadist arabs and muslims is beyond comprehension...haven't you seen enough in the world of what they do? they are a disgrace and so are you. Israel will never give up it's nukes..and obamas whole idea of a world w/o nukes is so naive..turkey, well, there is another tradgedy in the making...foresaking ataturk will be their downfall.

If Iran has no nuclear rector yet, why does it need uranium? It will take decades before the network is in place, meaning Iran has no immediate use for the enriched uranium it has accumulated. This has led many in the West to wonder why it wants to have the stockpile now if not for other purposes.

Once upon a time he was my Senator. But his credibility is waning fast. Almost the last straw was when he denounced the Constitution as incapable on functioning in modern times. When a Senator can no longer uphold his oath to preserve and defend the Constitution. It's time for that Senator to retire. last week he vociferously argued the Constitution's obsolescence. He thereby admits his own. Aetna needs a new Senator.

IAEA is so blind they need a dog and cane to guide them and they would still fall over the facts

"Why isn`t the IAEA focused on Israel`s secret arsenal also?" When are the anti-Israeli nincompoops going to figure out this very simple answer: Israel didn't sign, benefit from, and breach the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Iran Did. Are you imbeciles EVER going to figure that one out?

and where it hits. Hopefully, Israel is smart enough NOT to depend entirely on an "ironclad guarantee" from the US to defend it. According to Ezekiel 38-39, the USA will not get involved in defending Israel when Russia and Iran attacks in the future.

the Bushehr nuclear reactor is the Light-Water type. It produces only miniscule amount of weapons-grade plutonium. Only Heavy-Water reactor produces enough plutonium to make a bomb. Even if Israel bomb the Bushehr plant, it will have zero effect on Iran's nuclear weapons program. If Iran does decide to build the bomb, it would be fueled from its centrifuge-enriched uranium.

Iran has plenty of technology now to finish its relentless drive for nuclear armament. The West has been playing a fool's game by allowing Iran so much time in the idealistic hope that they could be bought off instead of developing nukes. Now, Iran is on the cusp of fielding ICBM's of various kt-age or megatonnage with which to either attack Israel or to blackmail the World.

It's not a question of whether they do or don't -it's question of how many and what is located at them and how may it threaten Israel and other's security ? The Western leaders are basically waiting for political cover ( which means until Iran has already developed nukes and can deliver them ) before making any military moves.

Why isn't the IAEA focued on Israel's secret arsenal also? Surely, that's a large part of the root cause there. Israel's own aggression and stockpiling in the region. And as the Turkish PM said a few weeks ago--if Israel wishes Iran to get rid of its nuclear capability -then it should get rid of its own. Now that sounds ultimately reasonable to me and the IAEA shouldn't be feeding into this daily witch hunt against Iran. It's becoming morally reprehensible and one sided. Dutch

The Iranian will get their nuclear reactor at Bushehr. If Iran needs civilian nuclear power to generate electricity and nuclear isotopes they should be allowed to have them!

I dunno if you've looked at a map lately, but 1 nuke would wipe almost the whole of Israel off the map. Only 1.

I despise the regime in Iran but this double standard is unbeievable. Mark Lincoln from Houston talks about Iran complying with this protocol and that protocol but does not mention anything about the laready nuclear armed power in ME, Israel. yes, Iranian regime is oppressive but I don't believe they are crazy. Israel has itw own share of right wing nuts and racist supermacists. So, let us have some fairness and ask Israel and Iran to abide by IAEA protocols. Mike

""The Russians have never told us the truth and just followed their own interests - the Bushehr power plant will never be completed by Russia," - Mahmoud Ahmadi-Biqash If Iran wants it finished it will have to get into TOTAL compliance with the NPT and the Additional Protocols. Iran doesn't like the Additional Protocols because that allows snap inspections of ANY location which the IAEA has grounds to suspect. Iran has screwed around so much that the world will settle for nothing less than total transparency. The technocrats at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran understand that, the politicians don't.

that Iran may looking further east for its MILITARY & tecnological supplies, say to the NORTH KOREANS, who may well selling weapon Grade Plutoniums, then what...?

it will take 200+ years to catch up with Israel, provided Israel stop all stockpilling. So why are we afraid of Iran?

Firstly, of course Iran will have other 'secret' faciliities - only a fool would give their enemies a list of targets. Secondly, Russia will never 'finish' Bushehr - Iran would have been better building from scratch with the Chinese. Thirdly, Russia has now shown how unreliable they are in large stakes projects - they have consistantly used Iran as a political chip with the US. As a result we may now see Iran look further east for its military and technological supplies.

One cannot but doubt that its not a political ploy by Russia, rather its a question of payment. According to certain media reports, Iran owes Russia quite a large sum of money. I wonder where the billions will come from.? Good night from snowy Alps.